The Minneapolis and St. Paul delegation of DFL Senators released the following statement in response to Sen. Justin Eichorn’s insensitive comments equating Minnesotans experiencing homelessness to camping in the Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota.

Earlier this morning, the House and Senate unanimously passed emergency COVID-19 health care funding providing $200 million in investments for a health care response fund and Minnesota’s public health response contingency account. Senator Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, voted in favor of the funding and releases the following statement.

To enshrine the bedrock right to vote for every Minnesotan, Senator Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, and Representative Jamie Long, DFL-Minneapolis, introduced a constitutional amendment (SF 3304 & HF 3333) to guarantee that Minnesota elections will be “free, fair, and equal.” This amendment, if passed, would be on the 2020 election ballot for residents to vote on.

Today, in a joint hearing of the Senate Environment Committees, Republican Senators criticized Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Laura Bishop on the implementation of Governor Walz’s proposed Clean Car Standards. In response, Senator Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, ranking member on the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee, released the following statement in support of the proposed standards.